Table 2. Logistic linear regression analysis of factors associated with accumulation of vascular progenitor cells in arterioles.
| Predicting factors | Mean | Median | SD | Lower quartile 25% | Higher quartile 75% | p |
| Demographic | ||||||
| Time from biopsy (mo) | 12.238 | 9 | 12.472 | 2 | 18 | 0.054 |
| Age (year) | 35.990 | 40 | 20.008 | 17.25 | 52.75 | 0.010 |
| Rejection grade | 1.414 | 1 | 1.031 | 1 | 2 | 0.010 |
| Immunohistochemical | ||||||
| αSMA+ vessels (n) | 7.200 | 7 | 3.813 | 5 | 9 | 0.013 |
| vWF+ vessels (n) | 14.206 | 10 | 10.280 | 7 | 17 | 0.010 |
| CD45+ cells (n) | 19.057 | 17 | 12.665 | 11 | 24 | 0.035 |
| CD14+ cells (n) | 12.500 | 7 | 15.162 | 4 | 16 | 0.209 |
| CD3+ cells (n) | 16.431 | 11 | 13.379 | 6 | 25 | 0.048 |
| CD8+ cells (n) | 5.073 | 4 | 4.031 | 2 | 7 | 0.382 |
| CD4+ cells (n) | 7.269 | 6 | 4.370 | 4 | 10 | 0.897 |
| Biochemical/functional | ||||||
| Ejection fraction (%) | 57.809 | 57 | 6.470 | 53 | 64 | 0.445 |
| Hematocrit (%) | 33.453 | 33 | 3.826 | 31 | 36 | 0.612 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 7.322 | 7.3 | 1.022 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 0.035 |
| White blood cells (×106/l) | 7.013 | 6.45 | 2.889 | 4.90 | 8.22 | 0.884 |
| Cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.487 | 5.2 | 1.909 | 4.470 | 6.20 | 0.724 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 7.027 | 1.7 | 43.462 | 1.180 | 2.40 | 0.766 |
| HDL (mmol/l) | 2.037 | 1.5 | 4.536 | 1.1900 | 1.6350 | 0.645 |
| LDL (mmol/l) | 2.966 | 2.9 | 0.878 | 2.20 | 3.55 | 0.679 |
| Cyclosporin A (ng/ml) | 293.796 | 265.9 | 149.682 | 194.00 | 374.50 | 0.010 |
HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein.